(1) This Act may be called the 2pamil Nadul Irrigation Works (Repairs, Improvement and Construction) Act, 1943.
(2) It extends to the whole of the Sfstate of Tamii Nadu).
2. If, in the opinion of the 4fState] Government, it is necessary or expedient so to do 5[ * * I, they may-
(a) executG or cause to be executed, repairs to any irrigation work in private ownership which is not working at maximum efficiency ;
(b) improve or cause to be improved, any irrigation work in private ownership ;
(c) construct or cause to be constructed, a new *[Tamil i~.rigatio,n work on '[land situated in an estate asE,":bf defined in the 'parnil Nadu] Estates Land Act, 19081; 1908.
- -- ------ I These wods wore substituted for the paragraph containing the enacting forc~lula ;uzd the paragraph preceding that paragraph by \ection 5 of the Tamil Nadu Re-auactb~g (No. 11) Act, 1948 vamil Nidu Act V l l l of 1948).
These words were substituted for the word " Madras " by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1969, as amended by the TarnilNadu Adaptation of Laws W n d Amendmoot) MQT, 1969.
* This ovprcssion was substituted for tho e~prcssion " State of Madras" by ihid.
4 This word was substituted for the word * ' Provincial" by the ,\daptation Odef of 1950.
6 Tho words " in oper to maintain or increase the production of food in the Pmvince ware omitted by section 3 of, and tho Second schadulo to, the Tamil Nadu Rc-onacting (No. 11) Act, 1948 ( ratnil NaJu Act VlI l of 1945).
4 Thwe words,ycro substilutad for the wods "laad not Crown proparty by section 2 (i) of the Madras Irrigation (Repain, rmprovoment and Construction) - a t Aat, (Madras Act IV of 1945).
1943:. T.N. ,Act XMUl improvement artd Construction) I (4 provide for the supply of water from any Government irrigation work to any irrigation work in private ownership. -